Advice needed on this scenario

[Boiler 46,404]

K1 seems a really odd choice
 

Anyway she needs US insurance

[OldUser 8,124]

3 minutes ago, Boiler said:

K1 seems a really odd choice
 

Anyway she needs US insurance

Agreed, given OP's situation they should have married and used CR-1 consular processing route. Then wife could have stayed in Sweden while it's pending, getting all necessary medical care. But we can't go back in time I guess

[beloved_dingo 1,997]

I'm assuming adding her to your insurance wasn't (and isn't) an option? 

[CharlieAndCece1 4]

No I can't add her to my insurance because my employer would make me pay the entire premium which is quite expensive.   Once established here she was going to get a job that offered her insurance and keep the Swedish benefits as well of course.  She will maintain dual citizenship. 

[NorthByNorthwest 401]

22 minutes ago, CharlieAndCece1 said:

No I can't add her to my insurance because my employer would make me pay the entire premium which is quite expensive.   Once established here she was going to get a job that offered her insurance and keep the Swedish benefits as well of course.  She will maintain dual citizenship. 

 

She will not be able to keep Swedish benefits for treatment of existing conditions (=planned healthcare). Swedish citizens living outside the EU have access to free healthcare in Sweden for emergencies only. It is a crime to claim that you live in Sweden if you don't (brott mot folkbokföringslagen), especially if the incorrect information is used to obtain benefits you're not entitled to. Since she's been away less than a year she can probably obtain care without raising red flags, but she needs to sort her status out properly since this will have tax implications as well.

[NorthByNorthwest 401]

45 minutes ago, CharlieAndCece1 said:

No I can't add her to my insurance because my employer would make me pay the entire premium which is quite expensive.   Once established here she was going to get a job that offered her insurance and keep the Swedish benefits as well of course.  She will maintain dual citizenship. 

 

You can point your wife to these information pages for more details:

 

https://skatteverket.se/privat/folkbokforing/flyttafransverige.4.18e1b10334ebe8bc80001591.html

https://skatteverket.se/privat/folkbokforing/attvarafolkbokford.4.3810a01c150939e893ffc27.html

https://www.1177.se/sa-fungerar-varden/vard-om-du-kommer-fran-ett-annat-land/vard-i-sverige-om-du-ar-utlandssvensk/

[tree248 16]

You may want to investigate your local FQHC. They can provide evaluative/primay care on a sliding scale if uninsured. https://www.pillarhealthcare.org/services/pillar-navigation/

[Boiler 46,404]

Sounds like she can just be added to his work insurance until she gets a job with her own

[Lemonslice 5,023]

3 hours ago, CharlieAndCece1 said:

No I can't add her to my insurance because my employer would make me pay the entire premium which is quite expensive.   Once established here she was going to get a job that offered her insurance and keep the Swedish benefits as well of course.  She will maintain dual citizenship. 

She is your wife, she lives with you now, she should get covered by an American health insurance.  You say the one offered by your employer is expensive, but maintaining two households, in two different countries for 12+ months, the trips to visit each other, the filing fees for the spousal visa... that won't be cheap either.  Does she have her EAD? If so, she could also get her own coverage from her employer. 

 

Finally, you might want to see how much the tests would be if she were to visit a community clinic, or a doctor's who offers self-pay rates.  It might be more logical for her to stay with you and self-pay now.  

 

Best of luck.

Edited yesterday at 03:57 AM by Lemonslice

[SalishSea 18,275]

11 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Many people with immigration intent (I130 in process) still travel to the US on ESTA.  I don't believe immigration intent is an immediate denial on an ESTA application, and since the OP's spouse has not actually reached LPR status, I believe ESTA is still an option.

With an abandoned AOS, I’d doubt it.

[SalishSea 18,275]

3 hours ago, NorthByNorthwest said:

 

She will not be able to keep Swedish benefits for treatment of existing conditions (=planned healthcare). Swedish citizens living outside the EU have access to free healthcare in Sweden for emergencies only. It is a crime to claim that you live in Sweden if you don't (brott mot folkbokföringslagen), especially if the incorrect information is used to obtain benefits you're not entitled to. Since she's been away less than a year she can probably obtain care without raising red flags, but she needs to sort her status out properly since this will have tax implications as well.

OP, sounds like you two did not plan this out very well for the long-term.   To avoid more pitfalls, you really need to do the research and become an A student of the process, as one of the senior members here likes to say.   
 

Doing your due diligence will save time and money.